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‘Paralysed’ mica scheme leaves Donegal families in unsafe homes, Housing Minister told

Impasse over how to deal with redress applications for homes affected by a damaging new material has left impacted homeowners feeling “utterly abandoned and ignored”, campaign group says

Taoiseach: Entire nation with the people of Creeslough ‘in spirit’

The Dáil held a minute’s silence today following the funerals of two of the ten victims, Jessica Gallagher and Martin McGill, in Donegal

Explosion in Donegal an ‘unspeakable tragedy’ – Taoiseach

Ten people were found dead and many injured in explosion at filling station and apartment block in Creeslough, following a search and rescue operation by a multi-agency response team

‘We’re getting nowhere’ – How red tape has left mica-hit Donegal homeowners in limbo

As officials row over a technical issue, residents have to live in crumbling houses threatening collapse at any moment

Just 14 homes in Donegal have been fixed through mica redress scheme

Figures follow a months-long standoff between Donegal County Council and government over how to process mica grants under scheme first opened in 2020

Campaign targeting diaspora in bid to attract remote workers to Donegal

County has grown in prominence as a viable location for remote working over the last two years thanks to its coastal beauty and its increasing connectivity

Commercial Investment

Donegal restaurant with spectacular views on sale for €550,000

A former coastguards’ dwelling, the Cove Restaurant at Rockhill near Dunfanaghy overlooks Hornhead Pier and Sheephaven Bay and has seating for 54 inside and a sheltered garden that can seat 50 outside

Wind farm fined €1,500 over bog slide incident in Donegal

Locals including Simply Red singer Mick Hucknall had objected to the Meenbog development

Financial services firm says 300 new jobs in Donegal ‘just first step’

Fintru chief executive Darragh McCarthy says the company has ambitious expansion plans for the region as it sets up a European delivery centre in Letterkenny

Fintru announces plans to create 300 jobs in Donegal over the next five years

The Belfast-headquartered firm, which specialises in regulatory solutions for investment banks, is setting up a European delivery centre in Letterkenny to service European clients post-Brexit

Harvey’s Point set to invest €1.2m in renovations this year

TMR Hotel Collection has already added 28 rooms and renovated the ballroom of the ‘special’ four-star Donegal hotel

Darragh O’Brien orders inquest into all Donegal quarries amid mica block concerns

Minister for Housing asked National Building Control Office to carry out audit after being notified that one Donegal manufacturer had lost its NSAI certification

Rental properties likely to swell cost of revised mica redress scheme

Sources say Darragh O’Brien favours adding long-term rental properties one a ‘one home, one grant’ basis to a new scheme to be approved in the coming weeks

Profits at Peter Casey-founded recruitment company take hit during pandemic

Claddagh Resources recorded sales of €492,137 in 2020 compared to €683,843 the previous year

Making it Work: Donegal spirit rekindled after two centuries

Distiller Sliabh Liag raised €2.3 million last year and plans to raise a further €3 million to fund its Ardara Distillery to produce a whiskey steeped in tradition

‘I hate my house’: The families affected by the mica crisis explain why their lives have been put on hold

In Co Donegal, the creeping decay caused to people’s homes by mica has resulted in hundreds of lives being derailed: not just by the huge costs they face, but by the coming upheaval they face in the knowledge their houses will be demolished. Here, they tell their stories

Radio: How ‘the ratline’ could turn Donegal into a valley of the squinting windows

Two radio programmes look at the county’s new hotline for reporting Covid breaches – and its social repercussions

Irish drinks firm toasts its success with plans to expand into Britain

Donegal-based SynerChi has created a range of kombucha drinks with key investment from food magnate Ray Coyle and his daughter Natalya, a former Olympian